xini

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Maltese

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Etymology 1

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Back-formation from the plural xwieni, from Arabic شَوَانٍ (šawānin), plural of شَوْنَة (šawna).

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Noun

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xini m (plural xwieni, diminutive (obsolete) xwejni)

  1. galley
    Synonym: ġifen
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Etymology 2

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Root
x-n-j
2 terms

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Noun

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xini m

  1. verbal noun of xena: malignity, hatred